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Ann. occup. Hyg., Vol. 46, No. suppl_1, pp. 67-70, 2002
© 2002 British Occupational Hygiene Society
Published by Oxford University Press

Respirable Dental Dust Containing Various Metals: A Discussion on the Fibrogenic Effect

A. Brammertz1,*, M. Augthun2 and H. Breining3

1 Institute of Occupational Health, University of Münster Robert-Koch-Str. 51, D-48149 Münster, Germany
2 Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University of Aachen Pauwelsstr. 30, D-52057 Aachen, Germany
3 Institute of Pathology Knappschaftskrankenhaus Essen-Steele, Am Deimelsberg, D-45276 Essen, Germany

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Dental technicians are exposed to dusts containing acrylics, quartz, gypsum and various metals. The risk of fibrosis and other health hazards should be clarified. Two different respirable dental dust samples were investigated by an animal experiment.

animal study • dental technicians • respirable dust • interstitial lung disease


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